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Oklahoma Department of
¥eterans Affairs
Memorial
They gather is silence Rows of men
and women Some in wheelchairs
Others with their walkers
Old and young Standing shoulder to
shoulder Some broken
By time And circumstance
Each with their own story to tell
Donald served with Patton
Drove his jeep Across most of Europe
Jessie was at Pearl Harbor Watched the
first planes fly over Lost his leg later that
day
Michael served in Korea
Was shot five times Before they finally
sent him home He said that he'd go
back tomorrow But at 72
I doubt there is much of a chance
Mary went to Vietnam As a nurse
Was shot in the hip by a sniper
She stayed for hours with the injured
Before she finally got help for herself Bill
was injured in Desert Storm The first
one At 34
He stands out amongst his elders
A reminder to us all
War does not discriminate
When it comes to its victims
He too would serve tomorrow
If he only had his legs
Before these heroes Young men in uni-form
present the colors
We all share a pledge Whose words
were paid for By these and so many
others
\------------------------
Seven men march to the center of a field
Raise their rifles And fire to the heavens
Three times each
Twenty-one shells in all
Fall to the grass at their feet
Names are read of the fallen
A bell tolls for each one
The list goes on as everyone listens
A father or brother Some just another
man's friend A special name
They each hope to hear After the last
name is read Taps echoes across the pa-vilion
Men who stood in the face of horror
Try to wipe away their tears
Before others notice
With a short prayer The ceremony is over
Just another Monday for so many
A day to kick off their summer
For me A Memorial Day I will always re-member
For on this day I rang the bell for
my Father And this simple chime Rings in
me still I walk away slowly With an empty
shell casing in my pocket Held closely To
my heart
Ed Roberts 5/29/06
Putting Veterans First
July
Centra I Office
BIRTHDAYS
NONE
LONGEVITY
Leona Watson 2 years
Claims and Benefits
BIRTHDAYS
Carl Boyes 07/01
Angie Bilby 07/08
Lynda Waldroop 07/14
Steve Voss 07/15
LONGEVITY
Jimmye Blair 31 years
Patrick Duane 33 years
Lynda Waldroop 28 years
Angie Bilby 5 years
David Middleton 10 years
SAA
BIRTHDAYS
Danny Stewart 07/24
LONGEVITY
August
Central Office
BIRTHDAYS
James Calkins 08/02
Tamara Hodge 08/03
Shane Sealock 08/12
Belinda White 08/27
Martha Spear 08/29
LONGEVITY
Shane Sealock 3 years
Martha Spear 43 years
Claims and Benefits
BIRTHDAYS
Jill Grimes 08/02
David Stallings 08/03
John W. Cloud 08/12
James Pass 08/19
Jimmye Blair 08/28
LONGEVITY
Margaret Woodfork 19
years
James Pass 4 years
••• •• • ••••• •• >II • •••
•• Central Office ••
:....•D••iv.is-io.n.• •••:.
September
Central Office
BIRTHDAYS
Sabrina Diffee 09/21
Mary Beth Cunningham 09/29
LONGEVITY
Mr. Phillip Driskill 37 years
Claims and Benefits
BIRTHDAYS
Pete Rogers 09/04
Tony Brown 09/21
LONGEVITY
Mark Fromme 4 years
Lorraine McReynolds 2 years
Joseph Pinkowski 13 years
Central Office had the annual Employee Recognition Banquet in May.
Here are the winners for the favorite Central Office employees in the different for- fun categories:
Greatest Idea Susan McClure
Behinds the Scenes Jewell Coe and Belinda White
Rookie of the Year Amanda Lomonaco
Holiday Cheer Leona Watson
Loch Ness James Calkins
Teamwork Mary Beth Cunningham
Never Leave the Office Martha Spear
Friendliest Cherri Robinson
Chatterbox Sabrina Diffee
Best Department Fiscal
Most Organizes Martha Spear
Best Politian Scott Clymer and Mr. Lamb
Above and Beyond Jim Rodman
Most Helpful Mary Beth Cunningham
Always Late to an Event Susan McClure
Best Kept Secret The Diffee's
Most Knowledgeable Martha Spear
Most Patriotic Mike Walters
Drive the Farthest Ed Noltensmeyer (65 Miles)
Drive the Least James Calkins (4.57 miles)
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Norman Birthdays for June
Month Day Name
6 13 Carroll, Audra M
6 8 Carter, Angela D
6 26 Condit, Rick E
6 10 Craft, Tamarr J
6 14 Culp, Brenda J
6 23 Flick, Bradley
6 29 Healy, Juliana
6 3 Hill, Sharon K
6 1 Hiti, Pamela S
6 29 Holder, Carole
6 17 Huckeby, Tuesdie R
6 14 Hugo, Linda K
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
24 Lairson, Darold a •• •••••• •
•• Norman ••
•• Division •• ••••••••• •••
Loonan, Bonnie L
12 Lough, Joyce E
9 Lyday, Jeremy
23 Mason, Linda S
19 McKee, Shelley D
16 Nelson, Tiney
9 Nero, Travis D
9 Paul, Mary E
24 Plumley, Cindy R
8 Readis, Kaven M
27 Sharp, Patricia A
11 Walsh, David G
6 17 Williams, Glen D
6 28 Zimmerman, Nathan W
Bob Weeks cooking up the burgers and Hot dogs for Nursing Week and
State Employee Appreciation Week!
••••N••o•r•m••an ••••
•• Division •• ••••••••• ••
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Page~
Putting Veterans First
Left to Right - Katherine Kreizenbeck, Administrator, Kris Orth, Diedre Chambers, DON
Kris Orth!JPatient (;are Assistant
April
"ABOVE & BEYOND"
Employee
From the Nominations by a co-worker:
"Kris Came to center on her day off to clean out a flower bed on Special Needs Unit and
planted flowers and vegetables. Also organized a center softball team for fun and in
support of the B;ggest Loser competition. "
Putting Veterans First
May
--ABOVE & BEYOND--
Employee
Donna King (center) is shown receiving her award from Katherine Kreizenbeck, Administrator
(left), and Deidre Chambers, Director of Nursing
Donna King, of Arapaho, has been named the May "Above and Beyond" Employee for the Okla-homa
Veterans Center in Clinton. Mrs. King is a Licensed Practical Nurse and has been on staff with
the Department of Veterans Affairs since October of 1983. She was cited in nominations by co-workers
for being a real team player and always willing to help out when or wherever needed.
June
-ABOVE & BEYOND-Employee
Katherine Kreizenbeck,left, and Gale Misner
Gale Misner, of Clinton, has been named the June "Above and Beyond"
Employee for the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Clinton. Ms. Misner is a Social
Services Specialist and has been on staff with the Department of Veterans Af-fairs
since June of 2006. Shewas cited in a nomination by a co-worker for
volunteering her time to do whatever is needed to take care of the residents.
The Clinton Veterans Center recently had the old water tower dismantled. It was
quite the interesting process taking only one day. Many of the residents watched the en-tire
process throughout the day. The weather was rather threatening that day with thun-der
and some lightening making the overall effect even more dramatic. Thankfully, it
never got dose enough to stop progress. The water tower provided the Clinton Veterans
Center with water until about 7 to 10 years ago when the town of Clinton built a large
water tower.
Clinton Divison
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•••••••
••••
•••
••
••••••
•~ .
James Broaden, retiring from the laundry department
at the Clinton OVC after 11 years of service.
JUNE BIRTHDAY LIST
Leo Peters
Letha Taylor
Joe Hutchins
Sharon Cryer
Rowena Bernardo
Anthony Williamson
Betty Menifee
Nellie Dodd
Michelle Lampkin
Linda Campo
Amber Kelley
Vince Seeman
Nelda Burns
Stanley Devenport
Lou Dorsey
Darrell Kroth
Georgia Trammell
Miles Blevins
Vickie Eubank
Carolyn Keeton
1 year
9 years
6 years
2 years
4 years
3 years
1 year
1 year
11 years
4 years
1 year
1 year
7 years
2 years
MAY 2008
BIRTHDAY LIST
Stephanie Hamilton
Vada McAfee
Lurline Lewis
Samatha Raybon
John Hester
Ashleigh Foster
Yvette McGee
Mary South
Rose Skelton
Ray Sanders
Cathy Gillipsie
Janet Hartsell
JUNE LONGEVITY
Rhonda Adams
Nellie J. Dodd '
Lou W. Dorsey
Ernest S Eubank
Cytnthia E. Ferrell
Michelle P. Fuego
Sheila F. Hallford F.
Janet K Hartsell
Bobby L. Olive
Melinda A Ritter
Sherry L Shelton
Martha J. Stout
Renee D Thomas
JogieM West
April Birthdays
2008
Mamie Swick
Cherry Tibbs
Judy Blanton
Larry Christiansen
Ramona Bjornsson
Jourith Blalock
Betty Skanes
Jacqueline Cohee
Jennifer Richards
Debra Debord
Peggy Young
Marcia Burnett
Megan Vowell
David Hutchcraft
. Erma Alford
Regina Hamon
April Longevity
Erma Alford 1 year
Rudy Apoliner 9 years
Judy Blanton 6 years
Tammy Cook 1 year
Ruth Davenport 14 years
Haley Esquibel 1 year
Keri Gentz 6 years
Alice Gregory 8 years
Carlandus Knight7 years
Michelle Mickelson1 year
Brenda Parrott 2 years
Lillie Randolph 12 years
Samatha Raybon 1 year
Dosha Sanders 1 year
Robbie Sharp 1 year
Melissa Windham 1 year
Ardmore
Division
•••••••••••••
Scott Bottoms is in Iraq serving this country. Please pray
for his safety. (From Lawton)
Rin Tin Tin Visits Veterans in Tulsa
Friday, July 4,2008
To help celebrate America's birthday Rin Tin Tin paid a visit to the residents of the Claremore
Veteran's Center on the 4th of July. Rin Tin Tin spent about two hours at the functioning memo-rial
to Oklahoma's wartime veterans greeting each of the residents, family members, staff and
live-in mascot, Clyde, a one-year-old Labrador Retriever mix. While there, Rin Tin Tin also of-fered
a friendly hello to resident cat Gus. Traveling from room-to-room Rin Tin Tin offered high-fives
to the some 40 residents for their service to America. When he saw the 90 lb. sable German
Shepherd Dog, one WWII POW said, "That is the kind of dog who kept me in my cell when I was
a prisoner of war." Rin Tin Tin's trainer Debra Hnath, of Claremore, responded by saying, "Oh
no, it was this kind of dog, a Rin Tin Tin line descendant, who was in California during Wwll
training dogs for our side." She continued to explain that at the onset of WwrI Duncan and Rin
Tin Tin III trained some 5,000 dogs for the war effort at Camp Hahn, Calif. One highlight of the
event was the exchange between two residents who had a friendly dispute over which thought Rin
Tin Tin was the prettiest. One said, "The beauty is in the head, and he has one beautiful head."
The other resident retorted, "He is the most beautiful dog I have ever seen."
According to Claremore Veteran's Center Administrator Cindy Adams the residents of the center
were thrilled to meet the 10th generation line descendant of the original Rin Tin Tin who was
found in France by Cpl. Lee Duncan in 1918 just before the end of WWI. One resident asked
Mrs. Hnath, "How can Rin Tin Tin still be alive in 2008?" She responded by saying, "The 90-
year-old bloodline was maintained by Duncan until 1957 then passed to current breeder Daphne
Hereford's family in Texas 5) years ago. Rin Tin Tin was also accompanied by his photographer,
John Hnath, of Claremore. According to Rin Tin Tin's co-breeders Miss Hereford, Tommy and Jan
Hall he will be returning to Rancho Rin Tin Tin in Texas next week for a short hiatus from his rig-orous
training schedule. Rin Tin Tin's breeders said, "It is indeed an honor for Rin Tin Tin to
have the opportunity to pay tribute to these veteran's on the birthday of our country's freedom. We
sincerely look forward to visiting them again." Ms. Adams delighted residents by distributing
several copies of Rinty's News, a bi-annual publication of the Rin Tin Tin Fan Club.
Claremore])ivisorr·

Oklahoma Department of
¥eterans Affairs
Memorial
They gather is silence Rows of men
and women Some in wheelchairs
Others with their walkers
Old and young Standing shoulder to
shoulder Some broken
By time And circumstance
Each with their own story to tell
Donald served with Patton
Drove his jeep Across most of Europe
Jessie was at Pearl Harbor Watched the
first planes fly over Lost his leg later that
day
Michael served in Korea
Was shot five times Before they finally
sent him home He said that he'd go
back tomorrow But at 72
I doubt there is much of a chance
Mary went to Vietnam As a nurse
Was shot in the hip by a sniper
She stayed for hours with the injured
Before she finally got help for herself Bill
was injured in Desert Storm The first
one At 34
He stands out amongst his elders
A reminder to us all
War does not discriminate
When it comes to its victims
He too would serve tomorrow
If he only had his legs
Before these heroes Young men in uni-form
present the colors
We all share a pledge Whose words
were paid for By these and so many
others
\------------------------
Seven men march to the center of a field
Raise their rifles And fire to the heavens
Three times each
Twenty-one shells in all
Fall to the grass at their feet
Names are read of the fallen
A bell tolls for each one
The list goes on as everyone listens
A father or brother Some just another
man's friend A special name
They each hope to hear After the last
name is read Taps echoes across the pa-vilion
Men who stood in the face of horror
Try to wipe away their tears
Before others notice
With a short prayer The ceremony is over
Just another Monday for so many
A day to kick off their summer
For me A Memorial Day I will always re-member
For on this day I rang the bell for
my Father And this simple chime Rings in
me still I walk away slowly With an empty
shell casing in my pocket Held closely To
my heart
Ed Roberts 5/29/06
Putting Veterans First
July
Centra I Office
BIRTHDAYS
NONE
LONGEVITY
Leona Watson 2 years
Claims and Benefits
BIRTHDAYS
Carl Boyes 07/01
Angie Bilby 07/08
Lynda Waldroop 07/14
Steve Voss 07/15
LONGEVITY
Jimmye Blair 31 years
Patrick Duane 33 years
Lynda Waldroop 28 years
Angie Bilby 5 years
David Middleton 10 years
SAA
BIRTHDAYS
Danny Stewart 07/24
LONGEVITY
August
Central Office
BIRTHDAYS
James Calkins 08/02
Tamara Hodge 08/03
Shane Sealock 08/12
Belinda White 08/27
Martha Spear 08/29
LONGEVITY
Shane Sealock 3 years
Martha Spear 43 years
Claims and Benefits
BIRTHDAYS
Jill Grimes 08/02
David Stallings 08/03
John W. Cloud 08/12
James Pass 08/19
Jimmye Blair 08/28
LONGEVITY
Margaret Woodfork 19
years
James Pass 4 years
••• •• • ••••• •• >II • •••
•• Central Office ••
:....•D••iv.is-io.n.• •••:.
September
Central Office
BIRTHDAYS
Sabrina Diffee 09/21
Mary Beth Cunningham 09/29
LONGEVITY
Mr. Phillip Driskill 37 years
Claims and Benefits
BIRTHDAYS
Pete Rogers 09/04
Tony Brown 09/21
LONGEVITY
Mark Fromme 4 years
Lorraine McReynolds 2 years
Joseph Pinkowski 13 years
Central Office had the annual Employee Recognition Banquet in May.
Here are the winners for the favorite Central Office employees in the different for- fun categories:
Greatest Idea Susan McClure
Behinds the Scenes Jewell Coe and Belinda White
Rookie of the Year Amanda Lomonaco
Holiday Cheer Leona Watson
Loch Ness James Calkins
Teamwork Mary Beth Cunningham
Never Leave the Office Martha Spear
Friendliest Cherri Robinson
Chatterbox Sabrina Diffee
Best Department Fiscal
Most Organizes Martha Spear
Best Politian Scott Clymer and Mr. Lamb
Above and Beyond Jim Rodman
Most Helpful Mary Beth Cunningham
Always Late to an Event Susan McClure
Best Kept Secret The Diffee's
Most Knowledgeable Martha Spear
Most Patriotic Mike Walters
Drive the Farthest Ed Noltensmeyer (65 Miles)
Drive the Least James Calkins (4.57 miles)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Norman Birthdays for June
Month Day Name
6 13 Carroll, Audra M
6 8 Carter, Angela D
6 26 Condit, Rick E
6 10 Craft, Tamarr J
6 14 Culp, Brenda J
6 23 Flick, Bradley
6 29 Healy, Juliana
6 3 Hill, Sharon K
6 1 Hiti, Pamela S
6 29 Holder, Carole
6 17 Huckeby, Tuesdie R
6 14 Hugo, Linda K
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
24 Lairson, Darold a •• •••••• •
•• Norman ••
•• Division •• ••••••••• •••
Loonan, Bonnie L
12 Lough, Joyce E
9 Lyday, Jeremy
23 Mason, Linda S
19 McKee, Shelley D
16 Nelson, Tiney
9 Nero, Travis D
9 Paul, Mary E
24 Plumley, Cindy R
8 Readis, Kaven M
27 Sharp, Patricia A
11 Walsh, David G
6 17 Williams, Glen D
6 28 Zimmerman, Nathan W
Bob Weeks cooking up the burgers and Hot dogs for Nursing Week and
State Employee Appreciation Week!
••••N••o•r•m••an ••••
•• Division •• ••••••••• ••
(
?
(
Page~
Putting Veterans First
Left to Right - Katherine Kreizenbeck, Administrator, Kris Orth, Diedre Chambers, DON
Kris Orth!JPatient (;are Assistant
April
"ABOVE & BEYOND"
Employee
From the Nominations by a co-worker:
"Kris Came to center on her day off to clean out a flower bed on Special Needs Unit and
planted flowers and vegetables. Also organized a center softball team for fun and in
support of the B;ggest Loser competition. "
Putting Veterans First
May
--ABOVE & BEYOND--
Employee
Donna King (center) is shown receiving her award from Katherine Kreizenbeck, Administrator
(left), and Deidre Chambers, Director of Nursing
Donna King, of Arapaho, has been named the May "Above and Beyond" Employee for the Okla-homa
Veterans Center in Clinton. Mrs. King is a Licensed Practical Nurse and has been on staff with
the Department of Veterans Affairs since October of 1983. She was cited in nominations by co-workers
for being a real team player and always willing to help out when or wherever needed.
June
-ABOVE & BEYOND-Employee
Katherine Kreizenbeck,left, and Gale Misner
Gale Misner, of Clinton, has been named the June "Above and Beyond"
Employee for the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Clinton. Ms. Misner is a Social
Services Specialist and has been on staff with the Department of Veterans Af-fairs
since June of 2006. Shewas cited in a nomination by a co-worker for
volunteering her time to do whatever is needed to take care of the residents.
The Clinton Veterans Center recently had the old water tower dismantled. It was
quite the interesting process taking only one day. Many of the residents watched the en-tire
process throughout the day. The weather was rather threatening that day with thun-der
and some lightening making the overall effect even more dramatic. Thankfully, it
never got dose enough to stop progress. The water tower provided the Clinton Veterans
Center with water until about 7 to 10 years ago when the town of Clinton built a large
water tower.
Clinton Divison
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••���
••••••••••••••••••••
.,.j .
•••••••
••••
•••
••
••••••
•~ .
James Broaden, retiring from the laundry department
at the Clinton OVC after 11 years of service.
JUNE BIRTHDAY LIST
Leo Peters
Letha Taylor
Joe Hutchins
Sharon Cryer
Rowena Bernardo
Anthony Williamson
Betty Menifee
Nellie Dodd
Michelle Lampkin
Linda Campo
Amber Kelley
Vince Seeman
Nelda Burns
Stanley Devenport
Lou Dorsey
Darrell Kroth
Georgia Trammell
Miles Blevins
Vickie Eubank
Carolyn Keeton
1 year
9 years
6 years
2 years
4 years
3 years
1 year
1 year
11 years
4 years
1 year
1 year
7 years
2 years
MAY 2008
BIRTHDAY LIST
Stephanie Hamilton
Vada McAfee
Lurline Lewis
Samatha Raybon
John Hester
Ashleigh Foster
Yvette McGee
Mary South
Rose Skelton
Ray Sanders
Cathy Gillipsie
Janet Hartsell
JUNE LONGEVITY
Rhonda Adams
Nellie J. Dodd '
Lou W. Dorsey
Ernest S Eubank
Cytnthia E. Ferrell
Michelle P. Fuego
Sheila F. Hallford F.
Janet K Hartsell
Bobby L. Olive
Melinda A Ritter
Sherry L Shelton
Martha J. Stout
Renee D Thomas
JogieM West
April Birthdays
2008
Mamie Swick
Cherry Tibbs
Judy Blanton
Larry Christiansen
Ramona Bjornsson
Jourith Blalock
Betty Skanes
Jacqueline Cohee
Jennifer Richards
Debra Debord
Peggy Young
Marcia Burnett
Megan Vowell
David Hutchcraft
. Erma Alford
Regina Hamon
April Longevity
Erma Alford 1 year
Rudy Apoliner 9 years
Judy Blanton 6 years
Tammy Cook 1 year
Ruth Davenport 14 years
Haley Esquibel 1 year
Keri Gentz 6 years
Alice Gregory 8 years
Carlandus Knight7 years
Michelle Mickelson1 year
Brenda Parrott 2 years
Lillie Randolph 12 years
Samatha Raybon 1 year
Dosha Sanders 1 year
Robbie Sharp 1 year
Melissa Windham 1 year
Ardmore
Division
•••••••••••••
Scott Bottoms is in Iraq serving this country. Please pray
for his safety. (From Lawton)
Rin Tin Tin Visits Veterans in Tulsa
Friday, July 4,2008
To help celebrate America's birthday Rin Tin Tin paid a visit to the residents of the Claremore
Veteran's Center on the 4th of July. Rin Tin Tin spent about two hours at the functioning memo-rial
to Oklahoma's wartime veterans greeting each of the residents, family members, staff and
live-in mascot, Clyde, a one-year-old Labrador Retriever mix. While there, Rin Tin Tin also of-fered
a friendly hello to resident cat Gus. Traveling from room-to-room Rin Tin Tin offered high-fives
to the some 40 residents for their service to America. When he saw the 90 lb. sable German
Shepherd Dog, one WWII POW said, "That is the kind of dog who kept me in my cell when I was
a prisoner of war." Rin Tin Tin's trainer Debra Hnath, of Claremore, responded by saying, "Oh
no, it was this kind of dog, a Rin Tin Tin line descendant, who was in California during Wwll
training dogs for our side." She continued to explain that at the onset of WwrI Duncan and Rin
Tin Tin III trained some 5,000 dogs for the war effort at Camp Hahn, Calif. One highlight of the
event was the exchange between two residents who had a friendly dispute over which thought Rin
Tin Tin was the prettiest. One said, "The beauty is in the head, and he has one beautiful head."
The other resident retorted, "He is the most beautiful dog I have ever seen."
According to Claremore Veteran's Center Administrator Cindy Adams the residents of the center
were thrilled to meet the 10th generation line descendant of the original Rin Tin Tin who was
found in France by Cpl. Lee Duncan in 1918 just before the end of WWI. One resident asked
Mrs. Hnath, "How can Rin Tin Tin still be alive in 2008?" She responded by saying, "The 90-
year-old bloodline was maintained by Duncan until 1957 then passed to current breeder Daphne
Hereford's family in Texas 5) years ago. Rin Tin Tin was also accompanied by his photographer,
John Hnath, of Claremore. According to Rin Tin Tin's co-breeders Miss Hereford, Tommy and Jan
Hall he will be returning to Rancho Rin Tin Tin in Texas next week for a short hiatus from his rig-orous
training schedule. Rin Tin Tin's breeders said, "It is indeed an honor for Rin Tin Tin to
have the opportunity to pay tribute to these veteran's on the birthday of our country's freedom. We
sincerely look forward to visiting them again." Ms. Adams delighted residents by distributing
several copies of Rinty's News, a bi-annual publication of the Rin Tin Tin Fan Club.
Claremore])ivisorr·